Any Rennlisters from New Zealand?
01-10-2015, 04:25 AM
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Hmmm.. Where to begin.
Performance wise they seem worlds apart....
PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) is fantastic over the standard suspension and i would never go back.
... the enjoyment factor has probably doubled and it has done 50k less mileage plus been driven kindly so I'm overall very happy. I love the deep red "natural leather" interior, red ragtop and the carrera grey colour scheme.
Performance wise they seem worlds apart....
PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) is fantastic over the standard suspension and i would never go back.
... the enjoyment factor has probably doubled and it has done 50k less mileage plus been driven kindly so I'm overall very happy. I love the deep red "natural leather" interior, red ragtop and the carrera grey colour scheme.
More performance - check
Enjoyment factor doubled - check
Better (more interesting) colour scheme - check
So all good then!!
Interesting to hear about PASM - its one major option I don't have so will be good to compare. PSE is great but you're probably right that with the top down its even better
01-10-2015, 04:34 AM
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I miss having your car in the garage, It was nice opening the garage door and looking at your shiny red baron while having a cuppa......
In a moment of weakness I swung past Tradin Post and looked at the silver one for $44K. Luckily the car was a roughie, otherwise was tempted to ask the difference as a trade on my Audi........
In a moment of weakness I swung past Tradin Post and looked at the silver one for $44K. Luckily the car was a roughie, otherwise was tempted to ask the difference as a trade on my Audi........
01-10-2015, 04:58 AM
01-10-2015, 05:03 AM
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01-10-2015, 01:26 PM
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GT2
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know anything about this 996 GT2?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-832028817.htm
It's been for sale for a very long time, and although it's probably 20k over priced it looks good in black.
I was thinking it could look good parked next to my black 996.1 GT3 - make a matching pair! Provided the owner is keen to sell and it has no stories.
Cheers
Matt
Does anyone know anything about this 996 GT2?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-832028817.htm
It's been for sale for a very long time, and although it's probably 20k over priced it looks good in black.
I was thinking it could look good parked next to my black 996.1 GT3 - make a matching pair! Provided the owner is keen to sell and it has no stories.
Cheers
Matt
01-10-2015, 01:57 PM
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01-10-2015, 02:19 PM
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01-10-2015, 02:37 PM
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Thanks for that Doug - you hit all the key points! Awesome to hear your perspective. More performance - check Enjoyment factor doubled - check Better (more interesting) colour scheme - check So all good then!! Interesting to hear about PASM - its one major option I don't have so will be good to compare. PSE is great but you're probably right that with the top down its even better
01-10-2015, 02:48 PM
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I have a brand new set of 18" Michelin Pilot Super Sports tyres that I imported from the States via container a few months ago. They were on my car for 2 days and 100 kilometers of commuting. My new car runs on 19s so these are surplus and I'll sell them for what they cost me back when the exchange rate was much stronger. I have yet to lookup all my costs but I reckon you'll get them no cheaper anywhere.
2x 235/40ZR18
2x 265/40ZR18
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...S&autoModClar=
PM me if you seriously want to buy them before they go on trademe
2x 235/40ZR18
2x 265/40ZR18
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...S&autoModClar=
PM me if you seriously want to buy them before they go on trademe
01-10-2015, 03:11 PM
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Hi everyone,
Does anyone know anything about this 996 GT2?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-832028817.htm
It's been for sale for a very long time, and although it's probably 20k over priced it looks good in black.
I was thinking it could look good parked next to my black 996.1 GT3 - make a matching pair! Provided the owner is keen to sell and it has no stories.
Cheers
Matt
Does anyone know anything about this 996 GT2?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-832028817.htm
It's been for sale for a very long time, and although it's probably 20k over priced it looks good in black.
I was thinking it could look good parked next to my black 996.1 GT3 - make a matching pair! Provided the owner is keen to sell and it has no stories.
Cheers
Matt
Might be worth chatting to......
01-10-2015, 03:12 PM
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So don't sell him. Just treat the Cayman R as a 3 year propersition. It's been for sale for yonks - if it is acutally for sale (i.e. the guy is motiviated to meet the market) you could get it for $80K and sell 3 years later for $60K with burger-all maintenance costs and no preventative maintenance needed. You need to borrow Pete's car for a week - you will slide across to the dark side when it does everything so superior to a 25 year old Pcar. You can keep the 'Character' for Sundays - same as the 3.6T....? Cheap 'Pcar' motoring and can be used as your daily being PDK. You can't really pile the K's on Herman anymore for FEAR of affecting his value..........
What Herman can never have are the class and condition of the Turbo 3.6 interior, or the modern driving electronics and performance of the later cars. Part of the Cayman R attraction is that it's less than 3 years old.
01-10-2015, 03:26 PM
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01-10-2015, 03:54 PM
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Don't do it John. It's an auto. It's ugly. Has no soul. Big depreciation. It's rubbish. You'll hate it!
Oh, and we can't have both your cars quicker than mine.